Improvement in hat-holding attachments for chairs



H C. BUWERS. Hat-Holding Attachments for Ghairs. No, 145,503l tPatemedlamzonamt Nrrn STATES v`AfrEN'r OFFICE.

`HARRY. c. Downes, or WASHINGTON, nrsrnicr or coLUMBrA.

Specification forming part oi Letters Patent No. 146,508, dated JanuaryQ0, 1874; application filed November 20, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that I, HARRY C. BOWERS, of the city of Washington andDistrict of Columbia, have invented a new and Improved Hat- HoldingAttachment for Chairs, Benches, 85e., in theaters, churches,railroad-cars, and like places; and I hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description thereof,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 isa side elevation, in section, of my device Without the band d. Fig. 2 isa front elevation, showing band-protector. Fig. 3 is a vertical section.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and easily-appliedhat-holdin g device for i use in theaters, churches, railroad-cars,85e.; andit consists 1n a metal or other suitable strip,

bent into a proper shape, and having holes inl other suitable material,B, is bent substantially as shown, the lowest part, b, of the depressionbeing provided with holes c c to attachit to the chair. Beneath thehandlea I secure, by a rivet, one end of a spring, C, (see Fig. 2,) andhave it so bent that the other end bears against the chair-back andpresses up the handle, consequently depressing the end b, which claspsthe hat-rim against the chair.

This device I intend shall be attached to the backs ot' each scat, sothat theoccupant of each succeeding seat can, by depressing the end n,and inserting the rim of his hat under the end b of the holder in frontof hiin, have his hat retained thereunder until he desires to releaseAcross the handle I tit the band d, to pre vent objects dropping orcatching behind the handle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is i Abat-holder consisting ofthe piece B,spring C, and band d, in combination with, and attached directly to, theseat A, as set forth.

HARRY G. BOWERS.

Witnesses WILL. H. MoXoN, A. H. EVANS.

